List of Famous people who died in 1974

Roger Staub was an alpine ski racer and Olympic gold medalist from Switzerland.

Pere Bosch-Gimpera was a Catalan-born Mexican archaeologist and anthropologist.

Sir Harry Ralph Ricardo was an English engineer who was one of the foremost engine designers and researchers in the early years of the development of the internal combustion engine.

John Brown was an American college football player and film actor billed as John Mack Brown at the height of his screen career. He was mostly in Western films.

Alexander Dinghas was a Greek mathematician.

Luise Wilhelmine Elisabeth Abegg was a German educator and resistance fighter against Nazism. She provided shelter to around 80 Jews during the Holocaust and was consequently recognised as Righteous Among the Nations.

Carl Wurster was a German chemist and Wehrwirtschaftsführer during the Third Reich. He subsequently became one of the leading figures in post-war Germany's industrial life.

Karl Hellmer was an Austrian film actor. He appeared in 92 films between 1932 and 1969. He was born in Vienna, Austria and died in Berlin, Germany.